| And, since the number of simoniacal bishops was at that period extremely large, incalculable consequences resulted. |
| Thus they gave simony a new meaning by declaring that every election which was not canonical was simoniacal. |
| Gregory had forbidden the people to accept the sacraments from the hands of vicious or simoniacal priests. |
| The Council pronounced a decree that no mercy should be shown to the simoniacal and married clergy. |
| This the Pope refused, having heard, it is said, of his simoniacal practices. |
| Here all the simoniacal Popes have to be contented with one place among them. |
